The war affected Algona in a dual way. Not only did the community have a military installation, but also contributed 2,600 men and women from Kossuth County to military service. The presence of...
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The war affected Algona in a dual way. Not only did the community have a military installation, but also contributed 2,600 men and women from Kossuth County to military service. The presence of...
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American Personnel Stories
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Algona Experiences in World War II. Lt Col Arthur T. Lobdell. Capt Raymond K. Glattfelder. Capt Tragout Herbener (Chaplin). Jean Balgeman Shey (Civilian). Create a free website. Algona Experiences in World War II.
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Camp Algona POW Musuem: Exhibits
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Exhibits at the Camp Algona POW Museum. The links below offer information on the permanent exhibits at the Camp Algona POW Museum. POWs in America: The Camp Algona Experience. Cultural Expression Behind Behind Barbed Wire. For the Country's Sake. You Must Remember This. Algona Experiences in World War II. Kriegies: American Soldiers in Axis Prison Camps. Camp Algona POW Museum.
Camp Algona POW Musuem: Exhibits
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Exhibits at the Camp Algona POW Museum. The links below offer information on the permanent exhibits at the Camp Algona POW Museum. POWs in America: The Camp Algona Experience. Cultural Expression Behind Behind Barbed Wire. For the Country's Sake. You Must Remember This. Algona Experiences in World War II. Kriegies: American Soldiers in Axis Prison Camps. Camp Algona POW Museum.
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Kriegies
By the time World War II ended in August 1945, over 140,000 American soldiers had been taken prisoner by Germany and Japan, including twenty-eight from Kossuth County. This exhibit examines the similarities and differences that the American POWs faced in Germany and Japan compared to the German POWs held at Camp Algona. Create a free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.
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Uniform Edition: Archive
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Things often overlooked in WWII history. The most recent artifact featured on this site's artifact of the week blog is an Allied Military Currency Italian Lira click here. To view. While the note helps explain American and British aims to help improve the economy in nations they occupied after takeover, as well as spread political ideologies such as democracy, it also showcases another theme: American GIs as tourists. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Annette, the Intern. Even though it seems that th...
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Alfons Johann was taken prisoner in May, 1943 in Tunisia. He arrived in America and was sent to the Bena, Minnesota Branch Camp where he worked in the forest cutting lumber. Following his time in America, Johann also worked in Great Britain and in camps in occupied Germany. He did not return to his home until 1947, where he found work with the German Railway as a switch master. Below is an account of the Johann family's responses to life in Nazi Germany. Create a free website. Start your own free website.
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Alfred Mueller
Alfred Mueller was taken prisoner by British forces in Tunisia in 1943. He was transferred to American custody and shipped to America on a Liberty ship, arriving at Newport News, Virginia. After an overland trip by train to the Midwest, Mueller spent time in POW camps in Indianola and Algona, Iowa, and Greeley, Colorado. While at Camp Algona, Mueller worked in the cold storage facility, receiving the camp's dairy deliveries and other perishable goods. Create a free website. Start your own free website.
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Algona Experiences in World War II
Algona Experiences in World War II. How Algona ExperienceD World War II. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny. Create a free website. Algona Experiences in World War II.
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American Personnel
American Personnel at Camp Algona. Create a free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.
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Artifact of the week - Artifact of the Week
Artifact of the Week. Currency: A Weapon of Total War. Both bills clearly indicate who is in charge and the political ideologies each represent. Italians that used these bills would no doubt pick up on these subtle messages. Do you think Allied Military Currency made a difference in spreading the message of the Allies and spreading their political ideologies? Can you think of other everyday items, such as money, that could be useful in such total war situations? Italian Dieci Lire, 1939. Numerous visitor...
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UNIFORM EDITION: Artifact of the Week Archive. American Memories at Camp Algona. For a listing of everything in the museum archives please see below. Create a free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.
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Lt. Col. A.T. Lobdell
Lt Col. A.T. Lobdell. Lt Col. A.T. Lobdell. Lt Col. Arthur T. Lobdell commanded the camp at Algona from June of 1944 to its closing in February of 1946. He also was the first commander of the prisoner of war camp at Clarinda, Iowa from late 1943 until his transfer to Algona. Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.
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Gib Buscher
I enjoyed listening to the soldiers telling about what they did and where they lived before they entered the service. In the winter we’d watch the prisoners march around the mile square and past our farm when they weren’t working. Also we were invited over to the camp for a special events, like the first showing of the Nativity Scene. I often wondered about mixed emotions my father must have had, having those prisoners on what had been part of our farm and at the same time having his two oldest sons serv...
